Next up, year-six prom. Great news is we’ve got a discount on the function room: that keeps the ticket price to £70, another £25 if you want a place in the Hummer, or £50 for the horse-drawn carriage. Some of the mums thought a helicopter might be different, so Katie is pricing that. I mean, they’re only going to be 11 once, aren’t they?
Theme-wise, I still think The Beautiful And Damned would have been perfect, but if some mothers don’t like the d-word, are we agreed on The Great Gatsby? Sorry, no, practically everyone’s done Glamour and Glitz, last year’s did Oscars Night, and if you go for Strictly, you have to teach them all to waltz or there’s no point, and I know some mums want to keep the costs down.
So that’s white tie and tails for the boys, 1920s gowns for the girls – do we all think no admission for any jeans and T-shirts? No, you’re right, no entry without a tie or a tiara-stroke-corsage; it’s not fair on the rest of the children. Well, if they’d rather just play, I know one of the other mothers is organising something in the park, shame for their kids when a nice dress code is such a rite of passage. Well, if you start saving in year three, I personally don’t think around £300 is excessive for something they’ll remember all their lives. Well, obviously that’s before the dress.
On which subject, we’ve almost filled the pre-prom pampering spa experience. £60. That’s tanning, nails, professional hair – with optional extensions – and makeup. We’re doing a prize for best entrance, as well as prom queen, prom king and best couple, so it’s totally worth it. I’m not sure about eyebrow waxing. Did they have that in The Great Gatsby? Jane is sourcing a red carpet. Any other mums think a professional photographer would be nice? Next, the after-prom: do we stick with the double-decker? Just I know some of the mums thought it might be nice to go by tank.
